This was sent to me by "MM"...
A CNN journalist stationed in Jerusalem heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site.
The journalist watched the old man pray, and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, using a cane and moving very slowly, she carefully approached him for an interview.
She said, "Pardon me, sir, I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. What is your name?
"Morris Feinberg," the old man replied.
The reporter inquired, "Sir, how long have you been coming to the Western Wall and praying?"
"For about 60 years." replied the old man.
The reporter said, "60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"
The old fellow answered, "I pray for peace among the Christians, Jews and Muslims. I pray for all the wars and all the hatred to stop. I pray for all our children to grow up safely as responsible adults, and to love their fellow man."
The CNN reporter then asked, "How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"
The old Jewish man replied, "Like I'm talking to a wall!"
Musings, observations, and written works from the publisher of Eckhartz Press, the media critic for the Illinois Entertainer, co-host of Minutia Men, Minutia Men Celebrity Interview and Free Kicks, and the author of "The Loop Files", "Back in the D.D.R", "EveryCubEver", "The Living Wills", "$everance," "Father Knows Nothing," "The Radio Producer's Handbook," "Records Truly Is My Middle Name", and "Gruen Weiss Vor".
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Joke for a Wednesday morning
This is from an old radio friend "DM." It's a little inside-radio, but you get the idea...
Q: What’s the difference between a Clear Channel-owned radio station and the drive-thru at McDonald’s?
A: The kid at the drive-thru is live and local.
Q: What’s the difference between a Clear Channel-owned radio station and the drive-thru at McDonald’s?
A: The kid at the drive-thru is live and local.
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The Billy Goat
Today is the anniversary of the famous incident during the 1945 World Series when the Billy Goat wasn't allowed to enter Wrigley Field, and Sianis supposedly placed a curse on the Cubs.
If you haven't checked it out yet, you really should check out our explanation of the entire event at Just One Bad Century. It's part of This Week in 1945.
The entire 1945 World Series is profiled, including reports from the newspapers of the day (even the original Billy Goat report), the box scores, photos, and a rare video taken during the World Series itself.
I know you don't care about the Cubs anymore this year (even I don't), and you probably don't care about the Billy Goat curse anymore (even I don't), but I worked real hard on putting together all this info from that era. It's a good read.
If you haven't checked it out yet, you really should check out our explanation of the entire event at Just One Bad Century. It's part of This Week in 1945.
The entire 1945 World Series is profiled, including reports from the newspapers of the day (even the original Billy Goat report), the box scores, photos, and a rare video taken during the World Series itself.
I know you don't care about the Cubs anymore this year (even I don't), and you probably don't care about the Billy Goat curse anymore (even I don't), but I worked real hard on putting together all this info from that era. It's a good read.
Disco Duck
On this day in 1976, the song "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees was a nationwide hit.
I'm proud to say it wasn't my fault. I wasn't in the United States for a single day of 1976. All these years, I've been bummed about it because I missed the bicentennial, but it turns out there was a bright side.
I also missed "Disco Duck."
I'm proud to say it wasn't my fault. I wasn't in the United States for a single day of 1976. All these years, I've been bummed about it because I missed the bicentennial, but it turns out there was a bright side.
I also missed "Disco Duck."
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Smoky
The final Tale from a Bad Century this season at JOBC is about the man that should have been the Cubs starting catcher for a decade, Smoky Burgess.
He was an all-star for three different teams, but none of those teams was the team that had him first...The Chicago Cubs.
Read all about him here.
He was an all-star for three different teams, but none of those teams was the team that had him first...The Chicago Cubs.
Read all about him here.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
You Bet Your Life
It debuted on this day in 1950. Groucho was incredibly great in this format. No script, just chatting and ad libbing...
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Mash up madness
This is a mashup of 16 songs. It's seamless. The editing is superb, both the audio and the video--which is extremely difficult to do. And the song is pretty good too. I'm really impressed...
Monday, October 04, 2010
Janis Joplin
She was found dead of a heroin overdose on this day in 1970 in a Hollywood hotel room. She had just finished recording her "Pearl" album, which was released posthumously. I couldn't find a good video of a news report from that time, but I did find this...
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Sunday, October 03, 2010
Father Knows Nothing
This week's Father Knows Nothing is posted. It's called "Story problems to explain parental frustration."
You can read it here.
You can read it here.
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Chicago Radio Spotlight: Pat Cassidy
WBBM NewsRadio morning co-anchor Pat Cassidy is this week's Chicago Radio Spotlight.
You can read the interview here.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Chicago Radio Spotlight tease
Tomorrow morning's Chicago Radio Spotlight will shine on WBBM NewsRadio's Pat Cassidy.
We had a nice chat about his days with WBBM, WMAQ, WBMX, and yes, his days with Mancow. I'll be posting it tomorrow morning before I take the boys to piano lessons (that's right, baby, I live a glamorous life.)
We had a nice chat about his days with WBBM, WMAQ, WBMX, and yes, his days with Mancow. I'll be posting it tomorrow morning before I take the boys to piano lessons (that's right, baby, I live a glamorous life.)
Pow, right in the kisser!
On this day in 1955, Ralph and Alice debuted in "The Honeymooners." It was a different era. One of the trademark lines was Ralph threatening to punch Alice, with the line "One of these days, Alice. One of these days. POW! Right in the kisser!" Needless to say, that could never happen on TV today...
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October birthdays
A hearty happy birthday to the following Cubs and Cubs-related people, some of whom are still with us, and some of whom are not. We've previously told stories about all of them. Click on their names to read about their Cub connections.
Cub fan Tom Bosley (Oct. 1)*
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Former Cub catcher Hector Villanueva (Oct 2)
Cub fan Groucho Marx (Oct 2)
Former Cub outfielder Dim Dom Dallessandro (Oct 3)
Former Cub pitcher Dennis Eckersley (Oct 3)
Former Cub infielder Norm "Bub" McMillian (Oct 5)*
*Photo
Cub fan Ray Kroc (Oct 5)
Former Cub pitcher Jay Baller (Oct 6)
Cub fan Jonathan Alter (Oct 6)
Former Cub outfielder Chuck Klein (Oct 7)
Former Cub outfielder Jose Cardenal (Oct 7)
Former Cub general manager Larry Himes (Oct 8)
Former Cub Catfish Metkovich (Oct 8)
Former Cub outfielder/1B Joe Pepitone (Oct 9)
Former Cub catcher Bill Reindeer Killefer (Oct 10)
Former Cub outfielder Lou "The Mad Russian" Novikoff (Oct 12)
Former Cub Pickles Dillhoefer (Oct 13)*
*Photo
Former Cubs pitcher Rube Waddell (Oct 13)
Former Cub pitcher Paul Derringer (Oct 17)
Former Cub pitcher Mordecai Three Finger Brown (Oct 19)
Former Cub outfielder Jigger Statz (Oct 20)
Former Cub GM Wid Matthews (Oct 20)
Former Cub pitcher Bill Lee (Oct 21)
Former Cub outfielder Jimmie Foxx (Oct 22)
Former Cub outfielder Rafael Palmeiro (Oct 24)
Former Cub pitcher Jim Brosnan (Oct 24)
Former Cub outfielder Bobby Thomson (Oct 25)
Former Cub pitcher Russ Mad Monk Meyer (Oct 25)
Former Cub third baseman Steve Ontiveros (Oct 26)
Cub fan and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Oct 26)
Cub fan Pat Sajak (Oct 26)
Former Cub outfielder Ralph Kiner (Oct 27)
Former Cub utility man Circus Solly Hoffman (Oct 28)
Cub fan Dennis Franz (Oct 28)
Former Cub catcher Kettle Wirts (Oct 30)
Former Cub first baseman Fred McGriff (Oct 31)
Cub fan Ronnie Woo Woo Wickers (Oct 31)
Cub fan Tom Bosley (Oct. 1)*
*Photo
Former Cub catcher Hector Villanueva (Oct 2)
Cub fan Groucho Marx (Oct 2)
Former Cub outfielder Dim Dom Dallessandro (Oct 3)
Former Cub pitcher Dennis Eckersley (Oct 3)
Former Cub infielder Norm "Bub" McMillian (Oct 5)*
*Photo
Cub fan Ray Kroc (Oct 5)
Former Cub pitcher Jay Baller (Oct 6)
Cub fan Jonathan Alter (Oct 6)
Former Cub outfielder Chuck Klein (Oct 7)
Former Cub outfielder Jose Cardenal (Oct 7)
Former Cub general manager Larry Himes (Oct 8)
Former Cub Catfish Metkovich (Oct 8)
Former Cub outfielder/1B Joe Pepitone (Oct 9)
Former Cub catcher Bill Reindeer Killefer (Oct 10)
Former Cub outfielder Lou "The Mad Russian" Novikoff (Oct 12)
Former Cub Pickles Dillhoefer (Oct 13)*
*Photo
Former Cubs pitcher Rube Waddell (Oct 13)
Former Cub pitcher Paul Derringer (Oct 17)
Former Cub pitcher Mordecai Three Finger Brown (Oct 19)
Former Cub outfielder Jigger Statz (Oct 20)
Former Cub GM Wid Matthews (Oct 20)
Former Cub pitcher Bill Lee (Oct 21)
Former Cub outfielder Jimmie Foxx (Oct 22)
Former Cub outfielder Rafael Palmeiro (Oct 24)
Former Cub pitcher Jim Brosnan (Oct 24)
Former Cub outfielder Bobby Thomson (Oct 25)
Former Cub pitcher Russ Mad Monk Meyer (Oct 25)
Former Cub third baseman Steve Ontiveros (Oct 26)
Cub fan and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Oct 26)
Cub fan Pat Sajak (Oct 26)
Former Cub outfielder Ralph Kiner (Oct 27)
Former Cub utility man Circus Solly Hoffman (Oct 28)
Cub fan Dennis Franz (Oct 28)
Former Cub catcher Kettle Wirts (Oct 30)
Former Cub first baseman Fred McGriff (Oct 31)
Cub fan Ronnie Woo Woo Wickers (Oct 31)
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